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Beet rotations of Russian Central Chernozem Zone - LTSE

Location:
Russia
Latitude: 51.645294
Longitude: 39.265136
Background
Continent: 
Europe
Year LTSE Began: 
1968
On-going or Terminated?: 
On-going
Comments: 
Before experiment the field was used for commercial crop yield by VNIISS experimental farm.
Environment
Annual Precipitation (mm): 
400-800
Is temperature regime isothermic? ie, do mean monthly temperatures deviate by <6C?: 
No
Soil moisture regime: 
Ustic
Is atmospheric deposition chemistry monitored?: 
No
Landuse: 
Arable
Ecoregion: 
Cool Temperate
Landform (general description): 
Experimental field is situated on upland territory within Don-Voronezh interfluve. Elevation is 145 m (asl.), territory is flat. Groundwater depth - 60-65 m.
Experimental Design
Design (short description): 
Experimental plan is available in text format for this experiment.
Soil Classification
Soil taxa (ex, Great Group of Soil Taxonomy): 
Russian classification: leached chernozem, silty loam, medium humus content, medium deep. Parent rock - loess. Profile description A (0-30), arable dark-grey colour, cloddy granular structure, silty loam, loose structure, distinct transition A (30-33), underarable dark-grey colour, cloddy-granular, silty loam, compact, gradual transition AB (33-48) brownish dark-grey colour,subangular-cloddy with prismatic tendency, silty loam, compact, pierced by roots, fine porousity, gradual transition B (48-69) effervescence line 54 cm, prismatic subangular cloddy structure,silty loam, brown, abundant crotovina, gradual transition BCÿ4cÿ0 (69-132) yellowish brown, silty loam, prismatic-large nutty, fine porousity, humus coatings on ped faces, contains crotovina, carbonate pseudomycelium since 70 cm depth, gradual transition Cÿ4cÿ0 132 yellowish grey calcareous loam, prismatic structure, carbonate pseudomycelium Rooting layer depth 0-75 cm
Soil/Data Archive
Data Archive: 
Yes
Vegetative samples archived: 
No
Sample frequency: 
Every 5 years
Year of first sampling for archive: 
1968
Soil Solid Data
pH and acidity: 
Yes
Organic Carbon: 
Yes
Nitrogen: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes
Chemical Contaminents: 
Yes
Water holding capacity: 
Yes
Bulk Density: 
Yes
Soil Water Data
pH and alkalinity: 
Yes
Dissolved organic carbon: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes
Vegetation Data
Biomass above ground: 
Yes
Biomass below ground: 
Yes
Macronutrient contents: 
Yes
Harvest mass: 
Yes
Harvest nutrient contents: 
Yes
Soil Biota Data
Microorganisms: Biomass, Densities, Taxonomy: 
Yes
Molecular biology studies: 
Yes